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[WILLIAM a. GULHANE, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

NAIL-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 1915.

App1ication filed February 1, 1915. Serial No. 5,423.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, IVILLIAM A. Cummxn, a citizen of the United States of America,

residing at Detroit, in the county of \Vayne' and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nail- Holders, of which the'following is a specification, reference being had thereinto the.

position relative to each other so that theymay be readily withdrawn for use, head up- I permost, saving the time usually employed in turning a nail to properly present the point and the head PIGVlOLlS to driving the nail;

Another object of my invention'is to furnish'a nail holder with a vibratory delivery spout wherein novel means is employed to prevent nails from becoming accidentally displaced.

A further object of my invention is to provide a simple and durable nail holder that can be easily attached to the body to support the holder in a convenient position whereby nails can be expeditiously obtained,

and with the holder filled with nails, the

withdrawal of-one nail vibrates a portion,

of the holder to that extent that other nails are automatically fed into position.

A' still further object of my invention is provide a simple and inexpensive nail holder that embodies a partitioned container or receptacle and a vibratory detachable delivery spout, the latter being easily removed should the container or receptacle become I clogged.

The above are a few of the objects accomplished by the novel construction, combinationand arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically descrihedand then claimed, and referencewill now be had to the drawings,'wherein Figure 11s a perspective view of anail holder with a portion of the delivery spout removed; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of a detached lid adapted to form part of the deliveryspout; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the nail holder; Fig. 4: is a vertical cross sectional view of the same; Fig. 5 is a longi 7 shown),

tudinal sectional view of the nail holder, partly in v elevation; Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a portion of a nail holder, partly broken away and partly in section; Fig. 7 is a perspective view of a .detached delivery spout, and Fig. 8 is a cross sectional view of the same with the lid or cover applied thereto. In describing my invention by aid of the views above referred to, I desireto point out that I intend the same as merely illustrative of an example whereby my invention may be applied in practice, and I do not care to limit the invention to the precise construction and arrangement of parts shown.

. The following description is therefore to be broadly construed as including substitute arrangements and constructions of parts which are the obvious e .1uivalents of those to be hereinafter referred to.

In the drawings, the reference numeral 1 denotes a breast plate that is substantially triangular in elevation and convexo-concave whereby it will conform to the chest or breast of the wearers body, and in order that the holder can be conveniently attached to the body, the upper edge of the breast plate, at the ends thereof, has loops or eyes 2 adapted to accommodate a neck strap (not while the lower edge of a breast plate, has loops or eyes 3 to accommodate a waist strap not shown.

4 denotes a semi-cylindrical shell whichhas the lower end thereof partially closed by converging walls 5, said walls being inclined toward the bottom of the shell to provide a slot 6. The edges of the shell 4: and the'inclined walls 5 are soldered or otherwise connected to the breast plate 1 and similarly secured within the shell 4, is a ideflector 7 having inclined yieldable walls 8 extending in proximity to the walls 5 and providing oblong openings or slots 9 between the inclined walls 5 and the lower edges of the walls 8. The deflector is only securcd'at its top and serves as a partition and divides the shell into two apartments or containers 10. for nails, which are fed through the slot 9 and which provide a heap of nails at the slot 6; the deflector or partition 7 being hollow, to permit of a mass of nails accumulating at the slot 6.

11 denotes resilient arms at the outer sides of the inclined walls 5 and substantially in parallelism with the lower edges thereof. These arms arepreferably made of wire looped, as at 12, and soldered or otherwise connected to thebreast piece 1, as at 13.

let denotes a'detachable delivery spout or trough that is V shaped in cross section and the longitudinal edges thereof rolled or flanged, as at 15 to rest upon the resilient arms 11, the resiliency of said arms retainmg the walls of the spout firmly 1n engage ment with the walls 5 of the shell 4. The

spout 14 has the bottom thereof provided with a longitudinal nail slot 16, said slot extending intoflan inclined outer end wall 17 a of the spout and terminating in a nail open ing or exit 18.

The nail slot 16 extends to the inner end .of' the spout or trough andto maintain the V shape formation of the spout and prevent the inner ends of the same from spreading,

'.the inclined walls of the spout are connected by a stiffening wire 19 and this wire serves another purpose in conjunction with the looped portion 12 of the arms 11. By reference to Fig. 3 of the drawings it will be observed that the stiffening wire 19 engages behind the looped portions 12 of the arms, said looped portions serving functionally as catches or a hold-fast means for preventing accidental displacement of the spout or trough, particularly when vibrated. In

placing the spout in position,.the stiflening wire 19 rides under the looped portions '12 and as these looped portions are resilient, said looped portions readily spring into po sition to hold the spout beneath the shell 1 and in communication with the slot 6 formed by the walls of said shell.

20 denotes a closure carried by the-outerv end of'the rigid arm 21 soldered or otherwise connected to the shell 4 and said closure is adapted to normally close the opening or exit 18 and prevent nails from accidentally falling out of the spout or trough 14.

22 denotesa lid or cover for the outer end I of the spout or trough, and by reference to soon as the nail passes out of engagement with the spout, said spout is vibrated and assumes its normal position with the closure 20 over the opening or exit 18. Vibration of the spout causes nails to enter the spout and assume a suspended position in the slot 16, said nails being suspended by the heads thereof, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 5. Irrespective of the manner in which the nails are placed in the compartments or carried thereby The lid or cover slides upon the containers,- the nails eventually reach the possible for the nail llOlCl8r t0 become clogged and inoperative for the purposes for which it is intended, besides the closure for the exit opening of the nails prevents waste without interfering with ready withdrawal of a nail. As a nail is withdrawn from the spout, the spout rebounds to normal position and jars the walls 8 of the deflector, consequently nails are fed toward the spout, and with the spout detachable it is an easy matter to substitute spouts that will accommodate nails of various sizes.

The nail holder possesses other advantages that will be apparent to carpenters and other artisans.

' lVhat I claim is I 1. A nail holder comprising a breast plate, a receptacle carried thereby and adapted to contain nails, and a vibratory deliveryspout supported at one end and arranged to extend laterally from said receptacle and to receive nails from said receptacle and'support the same for ready removal from said spout.

2. A nail holder comprising a receptacle adapted to contain nails, a vibratory spout and provided with a nail exit, and means carried by said receptacle arranged normally to close the exit of said spout.

3. A nail holder comprising a breast-plate, a receptacle carried thereby and adapted to contain nails, a detachable vibratory delivery spout carried by said receptacle and adapted to receive nails therefrom and support the same for ready removal, and means fixed relatively to said spout and arranged to prevent accidental displacement of nails therefrom.

1. A nail holder comprising a breast plate, a receptacle carried thereby and adapted to contain nails, a deflector in said receptacle, a detachable delivery spout 111 communication with said receptacle and adapted to support nails for ready removal therefrom, and means engaging the sides of spout relatively to said receptacle.

5. A nail holder comprising a receptacle said spout for yieldably supporting said normally closing the nail exit thereof, and means holding said spout relatively to said receptacle so arranged that said spout can be shifted relatively to said closure.

7. A nail holder comprising a breast plate, a receptacle carried thereby and having the bottom thereof provided with a slot, means in said receptacle adapted to deflect nails through said slot, a vibratory spout detachably connected to said receptacle and arranged to receive nails from the slot thereof, said spout having a nail exit at one end thereof, and means fixed relatively to said spout and normally closing the exit thereof.

8. A nail holder comprising a breast plate adapted for attachment to the wearers body, a receptacle carried thereby, a deflectorin said receptacle, a vibratory delivering spout detachably connected to said receptacle and arranged to receive nails therefrom and support nails in a suspended position for ready removal from said spout, said spout having an end thereof provided with a nail exit,a closure carried by said receptacle and normally closing the nail exit of said spout, and a detachable cover for said spout.

9. A nail holder comprising a receptacle adapted for attachment to the wearers body, resilient arms carried thereby. a delivery spout supported by said arms and detachably held in engagement with said receptacle by\ portions of said arm, said spout having a nail exit, and a closure in said spout fixed relatively thereto and adapted to normally close the nail exit of said spout.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM A. CULHANE. 

